Acupuncture & Neuromodulation Techniques
ACUPUNCTURE
5000 Years of Successful Healing
Chinese Medicine has been around for thousand of years and Acupuncture is one of it's strongest tools. The benefits of Acupuncture is quickly becoming common knowledge with more and more people seeking treatments as primary care. The theory behind Chinese medicine is that our body's energy flows in channels called meridians. There are 12 main meridians each one is linked to an internal organ. Most of the Acupuncture points are found along these meridians. Choosing the point or combination of points is important for the success of the treatments and that is why your Acupuncturist performs a diagnosis in the beginning of each session.
In Sickness or in Health?
In ancient China, the village doctors were paid to maintain their patients' health, if a patient became ill that meant the doctor failed. In the western world people tend to seek a doctor's help only when they have a medical problem. Steadily the awareness that Acupuncture can be used as "maintenance" to avoid illness is increasing.
What is it good for?
The The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized acupuncture treatments to be effective for labor induction, sciatica, depression, nausea and vomiting, renal colic, tennis elbow, neck pain, sprain, stroke, knee pain, lower back pain, morning sickness, biliary colic, headache and allergic rhinitis. WHO has also recognized that it has been shown that acupuncture has a therapeutic effect in cases such as fertility, herpes zoster, asthma, insomnia, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, premenstrual syndrome and obesity.
Does Acupuncture Hurt?
If you are asking yourself this question you should compare the size of an acupuncture needle to a syringe. This photo should give you an idea of just how tiny and delicate an Acupuncture needle really is.
Different patients experience different sensation when receiving Acupuncture. Some may feel being pricked while some may feel nothing at all. But don't let the fear prevent you from the potential benefits. We'd like to share this letter from a "terrified" patient so you'd get a feel about how much acupuncture could hurt.
Chinese Medicine has been around for thousand of years and Acupuncture is one of it's strongest tools. The benefits of Acupuncture is quickly becoming common knowledge with more and more people seeking treatments as primary care. The theory behind Chinese medicine is that our body's energy flows in channels called meridians. There are 12 main meridians each one is linked to an internal organ. Most of the Acupuncture points are found along these meridians. Choosing the point or combination of points is important for the success of the treatments and that is why your Acupuncturist performs a diagnosis in the beginning of each session.
In Sickness or in Health?
In ancient China, the village doctors were paid to maintain their patients' health, if a patient became ill that meant the doctor failed. In the western world people tend to seek a doctor's help only when they have a medical problem. Steadily the awareness that Acupuncture can be used as "maintenance" to avoid illness is increasing.
What is it good for?
The The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized acupuncture treatments to be effective for labor induction, sciatica, depression, nausea and vomiting, renal colic, tennis elbow, neck pain, sprain, stroke, knee pain, lower back pain, morning sickness, biliary colic, headache and allergic rhinitis. WHO has also recognized that it has been shown that acupuncture has a therapeutic effect in cases such as fertility, herpes zoster, asthma, insomnia, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, premenstrual syndrome and obesity.
Does Acupuncture Hurt?
If you are asking yourself this question you should compare the size of an acupuncture needle to a syringe. This photo should give you an idea of just how tiny and delicate an Acupuncture needle really is.
Different patients experience different sensation when receiving Acupuncture. Some may feel being pricked while some may feel nothing at all. But don't let the fear prevent you from the potential benefits. We'd like to share this letter from a "terrified" patient so you'd get a feel about how much acupuncture could hurt.
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ELECTRO-ACUPUNCTURE
Electro-Acupuncture entails the application of pulsating electrical current to acupuncture needles as means to stimulate the points. This is done through the use of small clips that are attached to one or more of the needles used in your regular treatment, with current retained on average of 15-30 minutes. The strength of the stimuli can be fixed from sub sensation to strong sensation. The electrical stimulation works in removing blockages that impede correct flow or by stimulating inadequate "deficient" flow through the body resulting in bringing the body back to normalcy and optimal healing.
Benefits and Treatment
How is Electrical Acupuncture different than a Tens Unit
A Tens Unit uses pads than transmit electrical stimulation. The effect can only reach the superficial structures of skin and superficially lying structures. Although the effects are very similar, Electrical Acupuncture works with pin point accuracy through attachment of carefully placed needles and reaches structures deeper in the body. It is capable of stimulating specific injury sites of tendon, muscle, nerve and bone and extending the stimulation through a broader area, as well as influencing internal organs and systems.
Benefits and Treatment
- Works in enhancing treatment
- Reduces treatment time
- Stimulation is adjusted to patients comfortability
- Excels at treating neuropathy, radiculopathy, and paralysis
- Stimulates body's endorphins, working effectively as anesthesia to reduce pain
- Works in treatment of many systems including, yet not limited to, skin conditions, renal and biliary colic, acute nausea from cancer treatment, helps in lowering blood pressure and reducing heart disease
How is Electrical Acupuncture different than a Tens Unit
A Tens Unit uses pads than transmit electrical stimulation. The effect can only reach the superficial structures of skin and superficially lying structures. Although the effects are very similar, Electrical Acupuncture works with pin point accuracy through attachment of carefully placed needles and reaches structures deeper in the body. It is capable of stimulating specific injury sites of tendon, muscle, nerve and bone and extending the stimulation through a broader area, as well as influencing internal organs and systems.
ACUPUNCTURE WITHOUT NEEDLES: SHAKUJU & SHONISHIN
Shakuju
Chinese Medicine offers a variety of amazing tools to keep people healthy, the variety of methods allows the practitioners to choose the best set of tools per patient per treatment. This variety also allows each patient to choose the form of treatment they wish to receive. For adult patients who prefer to enjoy the healing effects of acupuncture without having any needles inserted we have Shakuju which is a form of Japanese acupuncture without needles.
Shonishin
Shonishin is a set of gentle set of Japanese tools designed especially for children in order to provide them with an alternative to insertion needles.
Chinese Medicine offers a variety of amazing tools to keep people healthy, the variety of methods allows the practitioners to choose the best set of tools per patient per treatment. This variety also allows each patient to choose the form of treatment they wish to receive. For adult patients who prefer to enjoy the healing effects of acupuncture without having any needles inserted we have Shakuju which is a form of Japanese acupuncture without needles.
Shonishin
Shonishin is a set of gentle set of Japanese tools designed especially for children in order to provide them with an alternative to insertion needles.
MCT / SENS - MUSCLE CHANNEL TECHNIQUE
Muscle Channel Technique (MCT), a proprietary acupuncture technique, is a useful tool for pain management and injury healing. MCT is effective, easily accessible to both the patient and clinician, and safe. In its application, needles are inserted subcutaneously toward the pain or injury along the affected muscle channels at classically defined access points around the ankles or wrists. MCT’s therapeutic effect can be enhanced by longer needle retention at the access points or the use of electrical stimulation between access and anchor points, which include He-Sea or Yuan-Source points.
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